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Patrick Eckel90 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2012
- Brand Greenock Creek
- Cellaring 3-5 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 15.5% Alcohol
Greenock Creek Alice's Shiraz 2012"A dense, dark red in the glass the nose gives charry oak, and meaty tones to ..."$95.00 -
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Patrick Eckel94 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2018
- Brand None
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Heartland Directors Cut Shiraz 2018"The flagship release of what could be one of Australia’s best value producers..."$32.99 -
Shiraz is a red grape variety. It is the most widely planted variety in Australia and helped put it on the wine map. It is an adaptable grape that has distinctly regional characteristics from elegant, peppery cool climate styles to sweet and chocolatey (McLaren Vale), muscular, and ripe-fruited (Barossa), to savoury and rich (Hunter Valley). Shiraz was one of the first vine varieties to arrive in Australia in 1832 and is grown in most regions. However, its home is in the Barossa Valley where old vines date back to the 1860s.
The classic, truly Australian blend is Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, but it is also blended with Grenache and Mourvedre (GSM) in warmer climates. In recent years it is increasingly being blended with Viognier to create the Shiraz/Viognier blend.
Shiraz's home is in the Northern Rhône's, Hermitage, Cote Rôtie and Cornas, in France. It is now also grown extensively in the Southern Rhône where it is blended with Grenache and Mourvèdre to produce the great red wines of Châteauneuf du Pape and Gigondas amongst others.